Wire hanger



Patents& June 9, 1925 ALBERTGURNEY, o'F 'e Awoitr, emo, ASSIGNOR To'THEAMEBICN 13603. co "O'F CANTON, oHIo A OORPORATION or 011 1 0.

WIRE HANGEB.

.Application filed June 1 4, 1924. 1 Serial No.-720,073.

B e it known that'I, ALBERT J. GRNY, &citizen of thdUn'ited St tes,residngat Ca nton, in the County of Stari: e'dStzt ofOhio, haveinVe-nted certain-new and use ful Improvement's in Wire Hanger of whichthevfollowing iS at s'peeificatidn. This .invention relates to an impreed hanger foitrolley Wires signal Wres, feed wifes, oi' the like, beingof .the general character shown in my oo-.pendinge'jplieation fot" Wirehanger, filed' November 7 1923, Seria1 No. 673 -332, and seeks t pio-Vi-de. a, device (of thisehareter ebdying &pair "of mating jaws;Whe'ren,. in t`1se, on`e ofthe jaws may ibe mouiited upon* aits'u pportfor the hanger When theethe'- of the jaws may. be assembled with theffjv forclamping the Wires betweenthe j 'to he uspended' the han er,Wherein .the latter jaw .Will .be 'provided With means' oae'ti'ng 'Withthe fofefl j'aW for *eenterng the jws and lo cking a'idj'v'vs againstrelative movement* when' asemhled And' the 'intention further eektovpto-.Vide tW-wi're hanger ,ptt ticula'tly adaptd fo'r use` a's a uithger-orboth a tfol- -1ey wir d a, feed wife'aj'd Whefein 'the :hanger willprovide' jan elee'trieal een-necti'n between the Wir's torconductinge1`1`r- -nt* from the feed Wire to the trley Wire.

Other; ad incdntal 'object's Will appear he einaftr. v t i Fig e 1 i 'aside -el'evt'in ef my" preve d hanger, parte being brkenx awayadillu'str'ted 'in section,

the' the 2-2 ef Figur 1 lki g 'in 'the through the feed wire to thehangers beyond the break to be again fed to the trolley wire so that thepresence of the break in the trolley wire will not interrupt the currentsupply. At the same time, an economical installation is provided sincethe necessity for separate hangers for the feed wire is eliminated.

In use, a supporting insulator, as conventionally shown at 25, willpreferably be provided in conjunction with the hanger' This insulato-rmay be of any approved type but will include a threaded stud 26projecting from the lower end of the insulator to receive the sleeve 17of the jaw 10 of the hanger. Accordingly, in mounting the de- Vice, thesleeve 17 of the jaw 10 may first be screwed upon the stud 26 forconnecting said j aw with the insulator when, after the wires 13 and 24have been arranged in place, the jaw 11 may be assembled with the jaw 10and the nuts 22 appled to the nipples 16 for drawing the jaws togetherand clamping the wires therebetween. In thus forming the jaWs so thatone jaw may be secured in place while the other jaw may be subsequentlyassembled with the former jaw, the mounting of the'wires will be greatlyfacilitated. iFurthermore, attention is directed to the fact that sincethe sleeve 17 is open at its ends and is elongated into the barrelportion of the jaw 10` instead of exteriorly thereof, the sleeve may, asshown in Figure 1, be screwed up upon the stud 26 close to the insulatorfor minimizing the leverage which would otherwise be exerted upon thestud by the hanger.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

l. In a hanger of the character described, the combination of separatecoacting jaws to engage a wire, one of the jaws being provided withmeans for mounting such jaw upon a support and the other of said jawsbeing formed' for assembly with the former jaw after the former jaw ismounted, and means rotatably adjustable longitudinally of the jaws fordrawing the ja-ws toward each other.

2. In a hanger of the character described, the combination of coactingjaws to engage a wire, one of the jaws being provided with means formounting such jaw upon a support and the other of 'said jawsbeingseparable from the former jaw when mounted, and means rotatablyadjustable longitudinally of the jaws for drawing the jaws toward eachother and removably connecting the latter jaw with the former jaw.

3. In a hanger of the character described, the combination of coacting jaws to engage a wire, one of the jaws being provided with a sleere formountmg such aw upon a support and the other of sad aws being separablefrom the former aw when mounted,

and means rotatably adjustable longitudinally of the jaws for drawingthe jaws toward each other and removably connecting ed, and meansrotatably adjustable longitudinally of 'the jaws for drawing the jawstoward each other and removably connecting the latter jaw with theformer jaw, the latter jaw being provided with a flange fitting aboutsaid sleeve.

5. A hanger of the character described including coacting hollow jawsmating to define a barrel and formed to receive a wire therebetweenextending through the barrel, and means at the ends of the barrelconnecting the jaws with` each other.

6. A hanger of the character described in cluding coacting hollow jawsmating to define a barrel and formed to receive spaced wirestherebetween one extending through the barrel, and means at the 'ends ofthe barrel connecting the j aws with each other.

7. A hanger of the character described including coacting hollow jawsmating to define a barrel and formed with nipple portions mating todefine nipple's projecting from the ends of the barrel and adapted to'receive a wire eXtending through the barrel between the jaws, and meansadjustable longitudinally upon each of said nipples for drawing the jawstoward each other.

8. A hanger of the character described including coacting jaws formed toreceive a. wire therebetween and mating to define a barrel, one of thejaws being provided with means for connecting such jaw with a supportand opening into the barrel, and means connecting the jaws with eachother.

9. A hanger of the character described including coacting jaws formed toreceive a wire therebetween and mating to define a barrel, one of thejaws being provided with a sleeve opening into the barrel and adapted toreceive a supporting element for such jaw, and means connecting the jawswith each other.

10. A hanger of the character described including coacting jaws formedto receive a wire therebetween and mating to define a barrel, one of thejaws being provided with a sleeve opening into the barrel and adapted toreceive a support for such jaw and the other of the aws being formedwith a fiange to fit said sleeve, and means connecting the jaws witheach other.

11. A hanger of the character described including coacting jaws formedto receive a wire therebetween and mating to define a barrel, one of thejaws 'being provided With means to coact with a support mounting suchjaw, center-ing means carred by the other jaw to coact with the formerjaw and housed in said barrel, and means connecting the jaws with eachother.

12. A hanger of the character described including coacting jaws ormed toreceive a wire therebetween andhaving barrel portions mating to form' abarrel, one of the jaws being provided with means to coact with asupport mounting such jaW, centering lugs carried by the other of saidjaws i at the ends of the barrel portion thereof to coact with the endsof'the barrel portion of the former jaw for centering the jaws andlooking said jawsagainst relative movement, and means connecting thejaws with each other.

13. A hanger of the character described including coacting jawshavingbarrel portions mating to form a b arrel and provided in saidbarrel portions with reinforcing means disposed to accomnodate aninsulator therebetween extending through the barrel, and means fordrawing the jaws toward each other about said insulator.

14. A hanger of the character described including coacting jaws havingbarrel portions mating to form a barrel and provided in said barrelpo-rtions with reinforcing webs notched to fit an insulator extendingbetween the webs through the barrel, and means for drawing the jawstoward each other about said ns'ulator.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALBERT J. GURNEY. [L.s.]

